AV (bg) xp ! woot ! 500k xp/hour !

[Drew]

I did most of a level (went from 4 bubbles into 75 to half a bubble into 76) today. After each BG I wrote down what my XP was, my played time and whether or not w won or lost.

Total BGs - 16
Wins - 8
Losses - 8
Average BG length - 13 minutes
Loss XP - 20k - 40k
Win XP - 120k - 140k

Total time spent in BGs today - 3 hours, 20 minutes
Total XP gained - 1,350,000
XP per hour - 409,090

It's tempting to keep at this, but I need gold more than I need honor. I'll be questing from 76 to 77, but after that I may finish up to 80 in AV. That is, if the queues are as quick during the week as they were today.

[Drew]

Sorry to bump a topic I was the last replier to, but this is a new point so it made sense to add instead of just editing.

What do you guys suggest spending honor points on for somebody who is more into PvE than PvP? I've got close to 70k honor and have never had to spend it before. I've been looking at the rings, mostly because I just put on a set of Eviscerator's Battlegear and don't want to start swapping pieces of that out just yet. I'm planning on doing the Argent Tournament stuff to get the 2 Feral Furies pieces (yes, 80 feral druid here). I guess that really only leaves the rings, unless there are compelling reasons to replace any of my other gear right now.

Also, I've got a lot of Northrend left to do, as I've just done (as in got the achievement done) Tundra, Fjord and Dragonblight. I plan on doing Oracle rep as well, for a shot at the drake. My focus will be mostly on PvE content, but I will be hitting up AB and WSG to get 30 of those marks for the Black War Raptor. (I've got the Frostwolf Howler, but still have 85 AV marks left over.)

Thanks in advance for any tips/advice you guys can throw my way.

[Fizzler]

What ever you spend your points on keep in mind that you max out honor at 75k..... I think

You will have to spend some of it soon. I believe it was 75k I have hit the limit a few times but can't remember for sure what it was.

[Sembiance]

WowWiki has info about how much experience you currently gain in AV:

http://www.wowwiki.com/Alterac_Valley#Experience_in_AV

COPIED:
All battlegrounds award experience when the team completes objectives. Experience gains are percentages based on the total experience needed to level for a player.

• Destroying a tower or bunker awards roughly 1.16% of a level.
• Defeating Galvangar or Balinda awards roughly 1.16% of a level.
• Winning the match awards roughly 1.55% of a level.
• Players are awarded an extra 0.38% for every remaining tower or bunker their team still has when the match is over, regardless of win or loss.

It is thus possible to gain 7.3% of a level from one match just by winning, and up to 8.8% for a win with all towers still up. It will take 14 wins to complete a level, or 18 losses, assuming your team destroys the four towers, and loses your four towers and kills Galvangar or Balinda.

[Fat Tire]

WowWiki has info about how much experience you currently gain in AV:

http://www.wowwiki.com/Alterac_Valley#Experience_in_AV

COPIED:
All battlegrounds award experience when the team completes objectives. Experience gains are percentages based on the total experience needed to level for a player.

• Destroying a tower or bunker awards roughly 1.16% of a level.
• Defeating Galvangar or Balinda awards roughly 1.16% of a level.
• Winning the match awards roughly 1.55% of a level.
• Players are awarded an extra 0.38% for every remaining tower or bunker their team still has when the match is over, regardless of win or loss.

It is thus possible to gain 7.3% of a level from one match just by winning, and up to 8.8% for a win with all towers still up. It will take 14 wins to complete a level, or 18 losses, assuming your team destroys the four towers, and loses your four towers and kills Galvangar or Balinda.

So at @15-20min per game in my BG. Your looking at 4+ hours per lvl. Not that bad considering you get honor at the same time. You just miss out on gold from questing, but at 80 gold isnt a problem. I have done 74-77 on my locks and its been fun. I mix it up after a few games of AV and do IOC otherwise AV burnout.

[shaeman]

I've been standing around in the queue waiting for AV to pop.

From today onwards I'm moving to a fresh questing area and will knock out as many quests as possible while waiting for my being able to join AV.

I'll prefer the variety that way - not getting burnt out on one or the other.

[Fat Tire]

I've been standing around in the queue waiting for AV to pop.

From today onwards I'm moving to a fresh questing area and will knock out as many quests as possible while waiting for my being able to join AV.

I'll prefer the variety that way - not getting burnt out on one or the other.

How long is your avg wait? Mine is almost instant.

[Multibocks]

I am trying it now with my paladins and it feels waaaay slow

[Owltoid]

Wow, I love the new AV!!!

Since my Owls have pretty shitty gear, it's a bit disheartening to go into some BGs where one rogue can wipe the whole group. I found out that if I go into AV, my 5 crappy geared 80s can turn the battle since they're facing over 50% toons below 80! It's now my BG of choice, by far.

Last night I saw another alliance multiboxing druid group (level 74 I believe)... they didn't say hi back. If you're on this forum and reading this post then say something!

[king.pa]

I was the king of AV @ lvl 70 with my 4 Ret pallys
I'm now lvl 73, and I've got to 'hide' sometimes because of a single killing AOE...
but gaining so much XP is still interesting